Associate Professor Hatice Ozer Balli PhD, MA, BSc

After completing P.h.D in Economics from University of Houston, USA, Hatice joined to Massey in 2008. She is currently teaching  Econometrics, Quantitative Analysis, Economic Policy related courses along with Micro economic Theory and Applications. She is also PhD Placement / Job Market Coordinator for Albany Campus.

Her research broadly focused on applied time series econometrics and international finance. Having a solid advanced econometrics background combined with an application to financial data in her PhD, she progressed by expanding her experience in applied econometrics. Through collaboration, she was able to assist others lacking the technical skills by applying the latest techniques over a wide range of topics including finance (exchange rates, equities, and assets), macroeconomics (income smoothing and bilateral trade), aviation (airport efficiency, forecasting air travel demand), agricultural economics (dairy industry),  banking  (financial performance of microfinance institutions), property (windfarms and property values), and Islamic finance (sukuk).

 She has produced more than 40 publications (around 80% in high ranked  A/A*-grade journals) including Journal of Banking and Finance (A*), Tourism Management (3) (A*, top field journal),  Energy Economics (A*, top field journal), Finance Reserach Letters, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (3), Economic Modelling (3), Applied Economics (7), and International Review of Finance (2), Accounting and Finance, International Review of Economics and Finance (2),  Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money,Tourism Economics (2) , Empirical Economics, Journal of Economics and Business (2), Journal of Air Transport Management (3), and International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Tourism Geographies, Journal of Economics, Finance, Tourism Analysis, and Review of Middle East Economics and Finance.

Her work has been tested before international audiences and it stands up well to criticism at high-level conferences including American Economic Association meetings  (AEA/ASSA) (in 2010, 2011, and 2012 with different papers), Financial Management Association (FMA) (in 2012) and European Financial Management Association (EFMA) (in 2012) annual meetings, INFINITI, Southern Economic Association conference, NZAE conference, NZESG meetings just to count a few. She also contributes to research with serving on editorial boards of 4 journals and supervising  many PhD/MSc students.

The winner of the award entitled “The Certificate of Excellence in Research Impact, True Massey Business School Star” which is distributed by Massey Business School in 2017. Nominated for Albany Students’ Association Lecturer of the Year award (LOTY) in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Massey University Research Fund (MURF) is granted up to 9,095 NZD, 2015, Massey University College of Business- Early Career Research Award, 2013, Highly commended winner in the 2012 Emerald /EFMD MENA Management Research Fund Award; The young researcher best paper/presentation RBNZ-NZESG award at the 20th NZESG (New Zealand Econometric Study Group) Meeting, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, 2010;  Dr. J. Walter Primeaux and Natalie A. Primeaux Award for Excellence in Economic Education and Research, University of Houston (UH), USA, 2006;  UH travel Grant, USA, 2005-2006; Graduate Tuition Fellowship, UH, USA, 2002-2008; Cullen Memorial Graduate Fellowship, UH, USA, 2002-2008; Tuition and Stipend Fellowship, University of BILKENT, Turkey, 1999-2002.

 You can find the most updated information about her at  http://haticeozerballi.weebly.com